Overview

Describe the benefits of the AWS cloud platform and global infrastructure

Design architectures based on AWS recommended principles and best practices

Deploy EC2 Instances using the console and command line tools

Demonstrate knowledge of user identity, permissions, and security best practices used with AWS

Setup networking services with Amazon VPC

Implement elasticity and scalability for servers and applications

Build systems and applications with high availability, load balancing, and redundancy

Monitor the health of EC2 instances

Manage resource consumption and understand cost optimization

Operate application management services such as CloudFormation and AWS OpsWorks

After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

Describe the benefits of the AWS cloud platform and global infrastructure

Design architectures based on AWS recommended principles and best practices

Deploy EC2 Instances using the console and command line tools

Demonstrate knowledge of user identity, permissions, and security best practices used with AWS

Setup networking services with Amazon VPC

Implement elasticity and scalability for servers and applications

Build systems and applications with high availability, load balancing, and redundancy

Monitor the health of EC2 instances

Manage resource consumption and understand cost optimization

Operate application management services such as CloudFormation and AWS OpsWorks

Audience Profile

This four (4) day course is intended for IT professionals who are new to Amazon Web Services, including those working in systems architecture, systems operations, application development, or DevOps roles. This course can be used to gain an understanding of the core services used for running workloads on the AWS cloud. In addition, this course prepares students for both the AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate and AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate exams.

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees have experience with general networking concepts and systems administration or software development. Familiarity with either the Windows or Linux operating systems is also recommended.